@toreda/types

Improve readability, reduce redundancy. Functional & Expressive Types used in Toreda packages.

 

Contents

• @toreda/types
• Contents
• Object API
  • Resettable
    • Example
  • Clearable
    • Example
  • Stringable
    • Example
• Functional Types
  • DeepRequired<T>
  • Primitive
    • Import
    • Use
  • Stringable
    • Import
    • Use
• Expressive Types
  • BitMask
    • Import
    • Use
• Install
  • Yarn
  • NPM
• Legal
  • License
  • Copyright
  • Website

 

Object API

Resettable

Interface indicating implementer provides a reset method.

Example

import type {Resettable} from '@toreda/types';

class MyObj implements Resettable {
    public reset(): void {
        console.log('boop');
    }
}

const o = new MyObj();
o.reset();

Clearable

Interface indicating implementer provides a clear() method. Callers expect true to be returned when clear call is successful and false when it was not successful, or there was nothing to clear.

Example

import type {Clearable} from '@toreda/types';

class MyObj implements Clearable {
    public clear(): boolean {
        console.log('boop');

        return true;
    }
}

const o = new MyObj();
const result = o.clear();

Stringable

Interface indicating implementer provides a toString() method which returns the object contents as a string. Typically used for serialization although usage may vary.

Example

import type {Stringable} from '@toreda/types';

class MyObj implements Stringable {
    public a: string;
    public b: string;

    constructor() {
        this.a = 'aaaa';
        this.b = 'bbbb';
    }

    public toString(): string | null {
        const o = {
            a: this.a,
            b: this.b
        };

        let result: string | null = null;
        try {
            result =  JSON.stringify(o);
        } catch (e){
            if (e instanceof Error) {
                console.log(`toString exception: ${e.message}.`);
            }
        }

        return result;
    }
}

const o = new MyObj();
const result = o.clear();

Functional Types

Types & aliases provide shorthand to reduce code duplication and simplify statements.

 

DeepRequired<T>

Recursively require all properties on object & children.

 

Primitive

Implementer's type is any JavaScript primitive.

Import

import {Primitive} from '@toreda/types'

Use

const myValue: Primitive = null;

 

Stringable

Implementer's contents can be converted to a string by calling toString().

Import

import {Stringable} from '@toreda/types'

Use

export class MyClass implements Stringable {
    public toString(): string {
        return 'stringified_contents_here';
    }
}

Example

// Simple generic mapping. When used only once, exporting a type is overkill, but when used repeatedly
// using a common definition reduces chances for mistakes and reduces line lengths.
export type Data<T> = Record<string, T | T[] | null>;

 

Expressive Types

Express value intent & purpose with type definitions.

 

BitMask

Import

import {BitMask} from '@toreda/types'

Use

// Declare and initialize number while also expressing the value's purpose.
let mask: BitMask = 0x1;

// Becomes more clear when expecting values:
function useValue(mask: BitMask): void {
    ...
}
// versus:
function useValue(mask: number): void {
    ...
}

Example

// Expressive Type alias.
export type BigId = string;

// BigId is an expressive alias replacing the use of 'string' for id's type. It makes no
// functional difference, however id types often impose character and length limitations meaning
// the value cannot be an arbitrary string. BigId gives the caller context for what string values
// are actually valid & accepted.
function validateId(id: BigId): void {
    ...
}

 

Install

Yarn

$ yarn add @toreda/types --dev

NPM

$ yarn add @toreda/types --D

 

Legal

License

MIT © Toreda, Inc.

Copyright

Copyright © 2019 - 2022 Toreda, Inc. All Rights Reserved.

Website

Toreda's company website can be found at toreda.com